Noirish drama focuses on a distraught young man who climbs onto a window ledge of a New York City skyscraper and threatens to jump if anyone approaches him. In an attempt to avert tragedy, a compassionate police officer and the man's family try to convince him that life is worth living while observers watch from below--including a young couple who fall in love amidst the chaos. Richard Basehart, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, and--in her film debut--Grace Kelly star. 92 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.

When his wife leaves him, a seemingly mild-mannered Los Angeles gardener snaps, tracking down blondes who resemble his departed spouse and killing them with his garden shears. Can the police catch him before he strikes again? Compelling noir suspenser stars Adam Williams, Meg Randall, Edward Binns. AKA: "The Story Without a Name." 77 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; photo gallery.

This pair of dark mysteries from "across the pond" opens with "Twilight Women," in which a singer left homeless after her boyfriend is arrested for murder winds up in a squalid boardinghouse for unwed mothers whose owner sells the babies to childless couples. Rene Ray, Laurence Harvey, Freda Jackson, Lois Maxwell star. AKA: "Women of Twilight." Next, James Kenney is a blackjack-wielding juvenile delinquent in post-WWII London who leads his gang into increasingly violent doings in the controversial drama "The Slasher." With Robert Ayres, Hermione Baddeley, and Joan Collins as Kenney's girlfriend. AKA: "Cosh Boy." 150 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono.

Riveting film noir classic concerning two family men on a fishing trip who make the deadly mistake of picking up a psychotic thumb-tripper. Based on the William Cook kill-spree, the film boasts fine performances from Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy and William Talman; directed by Ida Lupino. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.

Riveting film noir classic concerning two family men on a fishing trip who make the deadly mistake of picking up a psychotic thumb-tripper. Based on the William Cook kill-spree, the film boasts fine performances from Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy and William Talman; directed by Ida Lupino. 71 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

In this classic noir suspenser from director Fritz Lang, Anne Baxter wakes from a hangover to discover that playboy Raymond Burr, with whom she went out the night before, was found slain in his apartment and she is the mysterious "Blue Gardenia" sought by police. Baxter desperately turns to newspaper columnist Richard Conte for help in learning if she is in fact the killer. With Ann Sothern and Nat King Cole, who sings the title song. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Knockout film noir from director Fritz Lang stars Glenn Ford as a no-nonsense cop investigating the suicide of another cop. His findings reveal that the cop's suicide note cited widespread corruption under the guidance of ruthless mob boss Alexander Scourby. Danger and murder follow Ford as he delves deeper into the case. Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin also star. 89 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; theatrical trailers.

"A Blueprint for Murder" stars Joseph Cotten as a man torn between the secret love he has for his sister-in-law (Jean Peters) and his suspicion that she poisoned one of her stepchildren to get her hands on her late husband's money. Gary Merrill, Catherine McLeod, Jack Kruschen also star. And, "Man in the Attic," a remake of the classic suspenser "The Lodger," stars Jack Palance as a troubled pathologist with a deadly past. When he falls in love with the daughter of his boarding house's owner, her life is in danger. With Constance Smith, Frances Bavier. 158 min. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.

Exceptional film noir double bill opens with "The Scar," with Paul Henreid in a dual role as a sleazy ex-med student and con artist who meets a psychiatrist who, except for a scar on his face, is the crook's double. He launches a twisted plan to take the doctor's place, only to get caught in his own scheme. With Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz and a young Jack Webb. AKA: "Hollow Triumph." Next, former G.I. Lloyd Bridges crosses the sea to hunt down a wartime girlfriend in London, but joins police on the trail of a deadly sniper before he can untangle her from mobsters, in "The Limping Man." With Moira Lister, Alan Wheatley. 159 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; bonus TV episode.

What starts out as a transatlantic honeymoon cruise for newlyweds Jeanne Crain and Carl Betz becomes a voyage into suspense and peril when Betz suddenly vanishes and Crain finds there's no record of him being on board and no one remembers seeing him. Michael Rennie is the sympathetic ship's doctor who helps Crain uncover the truth in this compelling mystery, based on a John Dickson Carr story. 76 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary; isolated music score; featurette; photo gallery; poster gallery; theatrical trailer.

When a popular model is murdered, a brilliant homicide detective begins an investigation into the crime. Through flashbacks, the beauty's ascension from waitress to cover girl is revealed--along with her relationship with a clever publicist. Believing that the slick press agent might have committed the crime, the officer tries to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice. Noirish tale of drama and suspense, a remake of 1942's "I Wake Up Screaming," stars Jeanne Crain, Jean Peters, Elliott Reid, and Richard Boone. 85 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.